Population, income, housing, safety, climate and schools for Santo Domingo comunidad - drawn straight from Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA, NCES, HUD and FEMA, refreshed on the 2024–2025 release cycle.
Nationally, Santo Domingo comunidad sits in the 1st percentile for household income among US cities with a population of 1,000 or more. Source: Census ACS.
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📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: Santo Domingo comunidad, PR
Census ACS 2023 estimates count 2,239 residents in Santo Domingo comunidad, a small town within Puerto Rico. Median household income here is $19,821 per year, in the lower quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 55.7%. Typical homes in Santo Domingo comunidad are valued around $77,800, and the median resident age is 47.5 years.
Statewide, average monthly utility bills in Puerto Rico run around $195, per EIA 2023 residential energy data.
Population
2,239 residents
Census ACS 2023 - Puerto Rico
Median Household Income
$19,821/yr
Poverty 55.7%
Median Home Value
$77,800
Census ACS B25077
How does Santo Domingo comunidad compare to other US cities?
Where Santo Domingo comunidad sits among all US cities (population 1,000+) on each measure, computed live from Census and FBI data.
Household income1% higher than other cities
Home value3% pricier than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
For each metric we count every US city with population 1,000+ and a non-null value, then compute what share of them fall below Santo Domingo comunidad's value: round(cities-below ÷ total × 100). Safety is inverted (percentile = share of cities with a higher crime rate) so a higher number always means safer. The in-state rank narrows that same crime-rate comparison to only the cities PlainCities tracks in Puerto Rico, breaking ties alphabetically. See the methodology page for the full source-to-figure lineage.
1st percentile nationally for median household income. Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
How Santo Domingo comunidad's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$77,800Among the most affordablemore affordable than 97% of 15,600 US cities
Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023
Income distribution context
Santo Domingo comunidad, PR's median household income (Census ACS 5-year estimate) plotted against the U.S. national income-quintile distribution pattern for context; the quintile shares and Lorenz curve are national figures, not computed specifically for Santo Domingo comunidad, PR. Diagonal = perfect equality.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Poverty rate (households below FPL)55.7%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)31.1%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
2,239
Median Income
$19,821
Median Home Value
$77,800
Median Age
47.5
Poverty Rate
55.7%
Labor force participation
31.1%
Bachelor's Degree+
N/A
Commute Patterns
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Drive Alone
91.1%
Carpool
0.0%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
0.0%
Work from Home
0.0%
Other
8.9%
Based on 615 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
State-average estimates for Puerto Rico - EIA 2023 residential energy data
Electricity
$160
avg/month
Water & Sewer
$35
avg/month
Total Utilities
$195
estimated/month
Estimates reflect Puerto Rico state averages. Actual costs vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
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